{
  "id": 14438175,
  "title": "Mumbai Central division intensifies cleanliness and food safety operations under Swachhata Pakhwada 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mumbai-central-division-intensifies-cleanliness-and-food-safety",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T11:03:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/corporate-gallery/mumbai-central-division-intensifies-cleanliness-and-food-safety-operations-under-swachhata-pakhwada-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Under the Swachhata Pakhwada 2026 campaign, Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway ramped up cleanliness and food safety operations across its stations, depots, sheds, and residential areas. Vineet Abhishek, Western Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer, spearheaded the initiative, focusing on station aesthetics, deep cleaning of coaches, food hygiene, and strict anti-littering regulations.\n\nA key component was the removal of unauthorized posters, banners, and stickers from nearly 40 stations and railway colonies, as well as the scrapping of gutkha and paan stains from 120 designated spots to improve passenger hygiene. Comprehensive sanitation efforts were also undertaken in Valsad and Amalner railway colonies, involving dry sweeping, garbage disposal, and the display of anti-spitting and anti-littering signage.\n\nCoach Care Centres and maintenance facilities conducted extensive sanitation, including deep cleanings at EMU Car Shed Mumbai Central, Carriage and Wagon Depot Nandurbar, and thorough washings of Mail/Express train cars. Food stalls and train pantry cars received rigorous inspections, with food samples collected for quality control and catering personnel educated on personal hygiene, safe food handling, and adherence to FSSAI guidelines.\n\nDrinking water safety was monitored through bacteriological sampling at Joravasan and Ukai Songadh stations, along with residual chlorine level and TDS testing at various locations. The two-day initiative resulted in the collection and disposal of over 2,500 kg of segregated waste and the penalization of around 50 offenders, with 82 individuals receiving counseling against littering. These combined enforcement, inspection, and sanitation measures demonstrate Western Railway's dedication to maintaining clean, hygienic, and passenger-friendly railway premises throughout Swachhata Pakhwada 2026.",
  "summary": "In continuation of Swachhata Pakhwada 2026, Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway conducted intensive cleanliness, sanitation, food hygiene, and environmental drives. The coordinated campaign spanned stations, coaching depots, EMU sheds, maintenance facilities and residential colonies, focusing on station aesthetics, deep-cleaning of coaches, food and drinking water quality monitoring and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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